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it is recognized by analysts that america has a better job of dealing with the crisis. there is still serious problems. the chairman said it is america's fault. if you look at developed world economies today, america is performing far better than european economies. they are not doing nearly as well in economic growth as we are. when he does get to the international situation, he gets a very wrong. he doesn't knowledge there is some impact in the european debt crisis. and he is critical of our reference to deal with it. the notion that we should use our voting power to keep the imf from participating in an archive apartheid effort is economic self destruction. the imf is playing a very important role and has been somewhat successful so far. the decision that america would prevent any imf participation would have a disastrous effect on the american of economy. it would also have a negative affect on the president for his reelection. i have to mitigate the economic effect. the notion that we should block the imf from construction of participation is economic mindlessness.
it is recognized by analysts that america has a better job of dealing with the crisis. there is still serious problems. the chairman said it is america's fault. if you look at developed world economies today, america is performing far better than european economies. they are not doing nearly as well in economic growth as we are. when he does get to the international situation, he gets a very wrong. he doesn't knowledge there is some impact in the european debt crisis. and he is critical of our...
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they are dealing with a perception that somebody might accuse them of raising taxes. merry christmas, everyone. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> later, on friday, president obama met with harry reid and house speaker john boehner in been predicted to reporters that he would sign a bill before january, extending tax cuts for most americans. his brief remarks came as congress left without a vote on what would take effect next year. this is just under 10 minutes. >> good afternoon, everybody. for the last few weeks, i have been working with the leaders of both parties on a proposal to get our deficit under control, to avoid tax cuts -- to avoid tax hikes on the middle-class. and to make sure we can spur jobs and economic growth. a balanced proposal that cuts spending, but also ask the wealthiest americans to pay more, a proposal that will strengthen the middle class over the long haul, and our economy over the long haul. in the course of these i still believe that reducing our d
they are dealing with a perception that somebody might accuse them of raising taxes. merry christmas, everyone. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> later, on friday, president obama met with harry reid and house speaker john boehner in been predicted to reporters that he would sign a bill before january, extending tax cuts for most americans. his brief remarks came as congress left without a vote on...
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they have been, generally speaking, fantastic deal. obama never did a deal except for one. his house. ok, his house. now, he got away with that, but that whole house thing is a very, very bad situation. he got away with it. i guarantee you, if he was a conservative republican, or if he was somebody else, he would be in deep, deep trouble, to put it mildly. so we have had somebody in the white house who had no experience, no track record. and honestly, who has made very many bad deals. they talk about osama bin laden. think about it. pakistan is getting billions of dollars from the united states, and yet they are supporting osama bin laden. he is living in the biggest house. i personally do not think it was much of a mansion, but they all call it a mansion. i would not want to live in it personally, but it was big, the biggest house in the area by far. it was right next to the military academy, where all their best soldiers are, right? and they are very good militarily in pakistan. do you think they do not know who is living in that house? how stupid are we? he has this huge
they have been, generally speaking, fantastic deal. obama never did a deal except for one. his house. ok, his house. now, he got away with that, but that whole house thing is a very, very bad situation. he got away with it. i guarantee you, if he was a conservative republican, or if he was somebody else, he would be in deep, deep trouble, to put it mildly. so we have had somebody in the white house who had no experience, no track record. and honestly, who has made very many bad deals. they talk...
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obama's failed policies have created such a soft economy today. we have to start dealing with the spending the event we have to treat the problem. that is the outrageous spending we have increased the federal debt by almost double over the left six years they've been both parties have guilt. i have been very critical of my own party with spending money we don't have been very it is time to really focus on the true solution. that is starting to reduce the size and scope of government and to deal with the spending problem when this recession started, and all of the u.s. department of transportation, there was one federal bureaucrat that made over $175,000 a year. 18 months later, there was 1690 bureaucrats making above $170,000 a year. that is just not sustainable. right now today in the u.s. department of education, average salary across the board in the federal department of education, the average salary is $102,000 a year. isaverage teacher's salary $42,000 the year, less than half of what federal bureaucrats are making. most of them have never t
obama's failed policies have created such a soft economy today. we have to start dealing with the spending the event we have to treat the problem. that is the outrageous spending we have increased the federal debt by almost double over the left six years they've been both parties have guilt. i have been very critical of my own party with spending money we don't have been very it is time to really focus on the true solution. that is starting to reduce the size and scope of government and to deal...
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she fought obamacare as other republicans were cutting deals with obama. she will fight for deep cuts in spending and to restore our economy and to create real jobs and she will never back down. michele bachmann for president. >> i approved this message. >> america is in trouble. >> government has become too big. >> we cannot afford to make the same mistakes we made in the past. >> he went the other way when he got paid to go the other way. >> this election is about trust. >> ron paul has been so consistent from the very beginning. >> he tells the truth about what he believes. >> he never once voted for a tax increase. >> when he says he will cut $1 trillion in the first year, i believe it. >> ron paul. >> ron paul. >> i am ron paul and i approved this message. >> i think we all care right now and we're concerned about our country. i believe in him. i believe he has the experience. i have seen as a husband, a father, and the governor. everything he does, he does well, and he does with his heart and commitment. if there is a time this country needs mitt rom
she fought obamacare as other republicans were cutting deals with obama. she will fight for deep cuts in spending and to restore our economy and to create real jobs and she will never back down. michele bachmann for president. >> i approved this message. >> america is in trouble. >> government has become too big. >> we cannot afford to make the same mistakes we made in the past. >> he went the other way when he got paid to go the other way. >> this election...
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host: you write "the greatest challenge of the obama presidency would be dealing with the unprecedented barrage of hate level against him. we have a long way to go to get from the politics of personal destruction." sarah palin delivering these remarks. >> his washington regulatory wizards, they didn't prevent the financial meltdown, these folks have helped cause it and you had to bail them out. the president says "small town americans." we bitterly cling to our religion and our guns because we're just gaga and frustrated. you say, i say, we say, keep your change, we'll keep our god, our guns, our constitution. [applause] the professor obama may have forgotten the bill of rights but we shall not forsake it, including those rights that our founders risked their lives for, freedom of religion, our right to bear arms. we will rise up, we will defend them. the president believes that your tax dollars should subsidize planned parenthood. we believe that every child is created equal with that right to life. host: comments of sarah palin yesterday. let me have you respond to her comments and th
host: you write "the greatest challenge of the obama presidency would be dealing with the unprecedented barrage of hate level against him. we have a long way to go to get from the politics of personal destruction." sarah palin delivering these remarks. >> his washington regulatory wizards, they didn't prevent the financial meltdown, these folks have helped cause it and you had to bail them out. the president says "small town americans." we bitterly cling to our...
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president obama says we do not want to buy it. china will take it. at the same time, we are more dependent on them having to send money from people that are not necessarily our friends. when things get hot in iran, and they threatened to close down a percentage of the oil, that raises the cost for americans. payments at the pump are significant. there was a story earlier this week that the cost at the gas pump by memorial day will be $4 a gallon. especially here in colorado, people in those states drive long distances and tend to use more gasoline than other places. host: would you have voted for the medicare prescription drug program? guest: i did not like the medicare prescription drug program. i was an opponent of it when it was passed. host: this comment -- guest: i said that the president added $4 billion -- $4 trillion to the debt in the last couple of years. that is accurate. if you look at what the president is proposing in his budgets, he doubles the debt in five years and triples eight in 10 years. the congressional budget office has come o
president obama says we do not want to buy it. china will take it. at the same time, we are more dependent on them having to send money from people that are not necessarily our friends. when things get hot in iran, and they threatened to close down a percentage of the oil, that raises the cost for americans. payments at the pump are significant. there was a story earlier this week that the cost at the gas pump by memorial day will be $4 a gallon. especially here in colorado, people in those...
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president obama's budget adhere to those caps. of course congress is expected to adhere to those apps as well. there are questions about undernth that, how do you divide it up. it's a tight budget because the overall discretionary spending is not rising very much. just barely more than it was the previous year. they will have to decide within each program, does heating assistance get less or does the program that helps to bring get more? it's those kinds of decisions back to be made. the president's proposal was certainly got the process, but congress will make its own decisions. on the bigger budget questions, things like should taxes go up and should you change the rules around medicare and medicaid and social security's, the really big programs that are automatically funding each year? that's the kind of stuff that really is not expected to go anywhere this year. st: on social security and medicare, you expect him to try to reform those? guest: he does not make any changes on social security. last year during the budget talks t
president obama's budget adhere to those caps. of course congress is expected to adhere to those apps as well. there are questions about undernth that, how do you divide it up. it's a tight budget because the overall discretionary spending is not rising very much. just barely more than it was the previous year. they will have to decide within each program, does heating assistance get less or does the program that helps to bring get more? it's those kinds of decisions back to be made. the...
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there was a great deal of hostility to president obama because of the drones. there was a great deal of hostility. there was also very little support for al qaeda. not much support for the taliban. one of the questions we asked was, if the taliban or al qaeda were on the pole in an election in your area, would you vote for them? it was less than 1%. quite a lot of hostility to the taliban. also, a real dislike of u.s. military activity in the region. as i have been thinking about the drone program, christopher mentioned this issue of national sovereignty, at the end of the day, that is the issue that makes people -- and do the thought experiment where canada had a drone program where they were taking out members of the mafia in new york with a high degree of success. residents were also being killed in the process. we would be up in arms in canada. that is the analogy. in pakistan, it takes several different forms, from their perspective, that the united states has done for raymond davis. the osama bin laden raid, they did not get a heads up for. the killing on
there was a great deal of hostility to president obama because of the drones. there was a great deal of hostility. there was also very little support for al qaeda. not much support for the taliban. one of the questions we asked was, if the taliban or al qaeda were on the pole in an election in your area, would you vote for them? it was less than 1%. quite a lot of hostility to the taliban. also, a real dislike of u.s. military activity in the region. as i have been thinking about the drone...
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president obama has done a great deal to protect women's health programs, and we are forever grateful for what he and supporters of women's progress everywhere are doing to keep health care accessible to all. we will continue our efforts to support health care for women on campuses everywhere. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. i am speaking today both as a fordham university alum and as a reproductive justice advocate. i am here as are my fellow speakers to say that where a woman goes to school or where she works should not determine her access to contraception. we're perfectly capable of making that decision ourselves, and the law should support that. i remember as an eager 18-year- old, ready to forge out into the adult world on my own, thinking there was no bigger decision than deciding where i would go to college because it would help shape where -- who i would become. i chose fordham university in part because of the catholic teachings and traditions that i learned as a child and because i connected to the jesuits traditions of quality education and public service. for them
president obama has done a great deal to protect women's health programs, and we are forever grateful for what he and supporters of women's progress everywhere are doing to keep health care accessible to all. we will continue our efforts to support health care for women on campuses everywhere. thank you. [applause] >> good morning. i am speaking today both as a fordham university alum and as a reproductive justice advocate. i am here as are my fellow speakers to say that where a woman...
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they have done big deals. obama never did a deal except for one. his house. he got away without one. that tollhouse thing is a very bad situation. he got away with that. i guarantee you if he was a conservative republican or somebody else, he would be in deep, deep trouble, to put it mildly. we have had somebody in the white house who had no experience, who had no track record. who has made many bad deals. they talk about bin laden. think about it. pakistan was getting billions of dollars from the united states. and yet they're supporting bin laden. he is living in the biggest house. i do not think it was much of a mansion but the call at a mansion. that would not want to live in it personally. it was big and the biggest house in the area. it was next to the military academy. the big house where all the best soldiers are and they are good military -- militarily. he has this huge house, he is living there for years with his three wives, this whole thing and we're giving him billions of dollars. now called it's made to the president. the call says, the followin
they have done big deals. obama never did a deal except for one. his house. he got away without one. that tollhouse thing is a very bad situation. he got away with that. i guarantee you if he was a conservative republican or somebody else, he would be in deep, deep trouble, to put it mildly. we have had somebody in the white house who had no experience, who had no track record. who has made many bad deals. they talk about bin laden. think about it. pakistan was getting billions of dollars from...
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president obama's budget adhere to those caps. of course congress is expected to adhere to those apps as well. there are questions about underneath that, how do you divide it up. it's a tight budget because the overall discretionary spending is not rising very much. just barely more than it was the previous year. they will have to decide within each program, does heating assistance get less or does the program that helps to bring get more? it's those kinds of decisions back to be made. the president's proposal was certainly got the process, but congress will make its own decisions. on the bigger budget questions, things like should taxes go up and should you change the rules around medicare and medicaid and social security's, the really big programs that are automatically funding each year? that's the kind of stuff that really is not expected to go anywhere this year. host: on social security and medicare, you expect him to try to reform those? guest: he does not make any changes on social security. last year during the budget tal
president obama's budget adhere to those caps. of course congress is expected to adhere to those apps as well. there are questions about underneath that, how do you divide it up. it's a tight budget because the overall discretionary spending is not rising very much. just barely more than it was the previous year. they will have to decide within each program, does heating assistance get less or does the program that helps to bring get more? it's those kinds of decisions back to be made. the...
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obama never did a deal, except for one -- his house. ok? his house. he got away with that, but that whole house thing is a very, very bad situation, and he got away with it. i guarantee you, if he was a conservative republican, or if he was somebody else, he would be in deep, deep trouble, to put it mildly. we have had somebody in the white house who had no experience, who had no track record. honestly, he has made bad deals. they talk about osama bin laden. pakistan is getting billions of dollars from the united states, and yet they are supporting osama bin laden. i do not think it was much of a mansion, but they call it in mansion. i would not want to live in it personally. but it was big. it was the biggest house in the area by far, and it was right next to their military academy, where all their best soldiers are. that are very good militarily. they know what is going on. do you think they do not know what is living in that house? how stupid are we? we are giving him billions of dollars. a caucus made to the president. -- now a call gets made to t
obama never did a deal, except for one -- his house. ok? his house. he got away with that, but that whole house thing is a very, very bad situation, and he got away with it. i guarantee you, if he was a conservative republican, or if he was somebody else, he would be in deep, deep trouble, to put it mildly. we have had somebody in the white house who had no experience, who had no track record. honestly, he has made bad deals. they talk about osama bin laden. pakistan is getting billions of...
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everybody here has heard of the new deal. you have heard of the fair deal. you have heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a step to deal -- a sketchy deal. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and mitt romney president obama and mitt romney meet in their final debate
everybody here has heard of the new deal. you have heard of the fair deal. you have heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a step to deal -- a sketchy deal. >> watch and engage monday as president obama and mitt romney president obama and mitt romney meet in their final debate
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often i hear from businessmen complain about dealing with obama. they love to do that. not only in complaining about obama but they say that america is losing. america is not losing. all the brains inside this thing which did not exist six years ago is really american brains. the software, the conceptualization. i know it's made in china or korea, but it's american innovation. the pieces are there. it's a matter of putting them together. the reason i'm so disappointed in this administration and the bush administration is because they have been willing to settle for so little. there's no reason this economy cannot grow at 6%. all the pieces are there. the gentleman in massachusetts emt would not. be broke all the not minimum wage is $7.50. i don't believe in the minimum wage, an ocean they can get somebody for $7.50 tells me america is not working the way contraptions like this say it should. -- the notion. guest: well, nobody really wants to go over the cliff when it comes to the military. president obama is in a box. he sees china for what it is from the point of view
often i hear from businessmen complain about dealing with obama. they love to do that. not only in complaining about obama but they say that america is losing. america is not losing. all the brains inside this thing which did not exist six years ago is really american brains. the software, the conceptualization. i know it's made in china or korea, but it's american innovation. the pieces are there. it's a matter of putting them together. the reason i'm so disappointed in this administration and...
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whether it is president obama mopping it up or anyone else, the next president will have to deal with the cost of the war, too. if romney been collected in this country, the iraq expenses are not point to go away. the expense of protecting this country is not point to go away. so it comes down to an ideological bent on exactly how you want to pay for all this stuff. so the president has been obstructed poor record amount. over 190 filibuster's. that is a fact. guest: total obstruction. this is what your tax dollars are going to. two parties that cannot come together in one president -- president obama has thrown just about everything on the table. host: our guest is host of "the ed show." he is a veteran of 30 years in a broadcasting. paul, republican in tennessee. good morning. caller: good morning. i feel like i'm talking to the mouthpiece of harry reid here. i want to talk a minute about me and my family's. we're all disabled coal miners. you're talking to people who helped run this stinking country. what we have in office right now is a man who said he could fix this thing in one
whether it is president obama mopping it up or anyone else, the next president will have to deal with the cost of the war, too. if romney been collected in this country, the iraq expenses are not point to go away. the expense of protecting this country is not point to go away. so it comes down to an ideological bent on exactly how you want to pay for all this stuff. so the president has been obstructed poor record amount. over 190 filibuster's. that is a fact. guest: total obstruction. this is...
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a new proposal for president obama drops his plan to raise taxes on individuals morning -- earning more than $200,000, and families making more than $250,000. he is now offering a new threshold of $400,000. the head of the -- ahead of the opening bell, futures are up about 25 points. those are headlines on c-span radio. >> one of the things that did surprise me a little, i did conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but among -- i did not conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but among those i talked with, i found out your way of thinking before and after you got a gun is very different. any law-abiding gun owner realizes that when he or she has started on, it is a huge responsibility. -- has got a gun, it is a huge responsibility if you use it strongly, you could get yourself into trouble. you could cause mehserle and death even. -- cause misery and death to people you did not intend harm to. it makes you very careful. >> it should. >> and for most people it does. most people are careful and if they all had to pass some kind of test before they get a license and to buy a gun --
a new proposal for president obama drops his plan to raise taxes on individuals morning -- earning more than $200,000, and families making more than $250,000. he is now offering a new threshold of $400,000. the head of the -- ahead of the opening bell, futures are up about 25 points. those are headlines on c-span radio. >> one of the things that did surprise me a little, i did conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but among -- i did not conduct a nationwide survey of gun owners, but...
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and the senate to forge a bipartisan deal. we continue with your phone calls. next, we go to a okeechobee, fla.. republican line. caller: good morning. i was listening to john boehner, ok, and no. 1, before i forget -- we have a president who is a bully. he is like a bully in a school yard that everyone runs from, collecting money from. the man really does not do anything. i do not know why people pay attention to him. he has not passed a budget in four years and nobody comments on that. he does not want to pass anything. he just wants to take his vacations. the problem with the republicans now, they do not have enough passion when they are speaking. the democrats and obama get out there, reid gets out there, and they are nasty people. the republicans' answer with this mundane, quiet speaking, try to make clear to everybody what it is all about when they need more passion in their voices, ok, and that is about all i have to say. i really enjoy your program a whole lot. thank you. >> trish is in verona, virginia. democrat line.
and the senate to forge a bipartisan deal. we continue with your phone calls. next, we go to a okeechobee, fla.. republican line. caller: good morning. i was listening to john boehner, ok, and no. 1, before i forget -- we have a president who is a bully. he is like a bully in a school yard that everyone runs from, collecting money from. the man really does not do anything. i do not know why people pay attention to him. he has not passed a budget in four years and nobody comments on that. he...
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until we can come up with a deal? guest: that is one of the $64,000 questions. if the obama administration thinks republicans in congress are willing to do a grand bargain starting in the spring, they are going to do whatever they have to do. probably, right? or, maybe. i don't know. they will not say it. his position publicly is his position publicly which is he wants them to expire. president obama now got reelected. so the whole strategic goal of the next four years changes. it is now about legacy and preventing a new recession and about trying to get a couple of mid range of things done. host: steve in illinois, a democratic caller. caller: good morning. i think the republicans have been very successful in their campaign to polarize this country. i hate them with a passion and will never hire a republican in my life. i disowned my father because he is an idiot republican. they have successfully turned me into a hate monger. congratulations, republicans, i hate u. host: john, you are on the air. hey, john, in new y
until we can come up with a deal? guest: that is one of the $64,000 questions. if the obama administration thinks republicans in congress are willing to do a grand bargain starting in the spring, they are going to do whatever they have to do. probably, right? or, maybe. i don't know. they will not say it. his position publicly is his position publicly which is he wants them to expire. president obama now got reelected. so the whole strategic goal of the next four years changes. it is now about...
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obama. host: and what does this have to do with the senate negotiating a fiscal of deal? caller: let me tell you something. if you go to the website listed on the left and upper side, united states -- each tax coming out of each state is going towards the or. -- war. i believe all of these politicians, mayors, governors should take a half cut pay to pay down the deficit. host: we are going to move on to darwin on the line for independents. caller: it is like the pentelikon, back in 1968 i was even fighting with the pentagon over budgets. you always had to have everything kept the same. nobody was going to change anything because next year there were going to pop everything by 10%. they told you got to worry because you would get 10% more. that goes all the way back to 1968. they just keep dwelling on one thing over and over again. i would like to know from the boston globe or the herald is asking for pictures of -- host: let's move on to del on the line for democrats. caller: this is an outrage that they cannot tax the wealthy by an additional 4%. this is the lowest tax r
obama. host: and what does this have to do with the senate negotiating a fiscal of deal? caller: let me tell you something. if you go to the website listed on the left and upper side, united states -- each tax coming out of each state is going towards the or. -- war. i believe all of these politicians, mayors, governors should take a half cut pay to pay down the deficit. host: we are going to move on to darwin on the line for independents. caller: it is like the pentelikon, back in 1968 i was...
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it is a big deal. but i am telling you the claim that president obama weekend welfare reform's work requirement is just not true. but they keep on running ads claiming it. you want to know why? their campaign posters said, "we are not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers." now, finally i can say, that is true. [laughter] bettern't have said it myself. and i hope you and every american within the sound of my voice remembers that every time they see one of those ads and it turns into an ad to reelect barack obama and keep the fundamental principles of personal empowerment and moving everybody can get a job in to work as soon as we can. now, let's talk about the depth. today, interest rates are low. people are practically paying us to borrow money, hold their money for them. but it will become a big problem when the economy grows and interest rates start to rise. we have got to deal with this big, long-term debt problem or it will deal with us. it will gobble up a bigger percentage of th
it is a big deal. but i am telling you the claim that president obama weekend welfare reform's work requirement is just not true. but they keep on running ads claiming it. you want to know why? their campaign posters said, "we are not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers." now, finally i can say, that is true. [laughter] bettern't have said it myself. and i hope you and every american within the sound of my voice remembers that every time they see one of those ads...
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different teacher quality programs and 10 different agencies, and 56 programs across 20 agencies that deal with financial literacy. i suspect those agencies will be following up on that criticism soon. host: prior to becoming a senior editor at "government executive magazine," charlie clark was a respondent. he was also a senior editor at the governing boards of universities and colleges, and started off as a staff writer with the national chapter of education on the economy. he is here talking with us for about the next 13 minutes regarding the president's announcement yesterday to try to trim government agencies. back to the phones. san antonio, texas. john, on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. in my opinion, unless the government decides to cut itself in this year, today, we read: to go to the same crisis in greece. government employees do not create wealth. they create back. every time he hire someone, you have to find tax to pay them. these departments have been around for years that the federal level -- just like the department of education in 50 states. why do we need
different teacher quality programs and 10 different agencies, and 56 programs across 20 agencies that deal with financial literacy. i suspect those agencies will be following up on that criticism soon. host: prior to becoming a senior editor at "government executive magazine," charlie clark was a respondent. he was also a senior editor at the governing boards of universities and colleges, and started off as a staff writer with the national chapter of education on the economy. he is...
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it is only president obama and the democrats that have taken $500 billion out of medicare, and you have to be able to address those challenges. combine the tax increases, the devastation in how we are dealing with medicare, it has never really ended up to a lot of us. those are a couple of them. host: representative chaffetz, the next call comes from florida. caller: you are against health reform. guest: now i am not. caller: let me finish. you do not want health reform. 50% to not have health insurance, but they did you health insurance. the senators after four years get $60,972 a year. i do not see paul ryan cutting things down. would you raise your hand and say you would cut your benefits? if i'd buy a car, do you want to pay need the benefits? host: we have the point, representative chaffetz? guest: i'm sorry you have had those strokes. healthcare is a sensitive issue and i understand that. i do believe there should be reform. i do not like the way it happened under nancy pelosi. i'm in my second term. the first term by was here with nancy pelosi as speaker and i thought the way it
it is only president obama and the democrats that have taken $500 billion out of medicare, and you have to be able to address those challenges. combine the tax increases, the devastation in how we are dealing with medicare, it has never really ended up to a lot of us. those are a couple of them. host: representative chaffetz, the next call comes from florida. caller: you are against health reform. guest: now i am not. caller: let me finish. you do not want health reform. 50% to not have health...
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nobody talks about how much money president obama is raising in his fund-raising deals. thank you. guest: one of the guys we talked about elier film producer jeffrey katzenberg, tell us about his donations and comedian and talk show host bill maher. guest: we have been talking about it because president obama ishe number one fund-raiser in the history of u.s. presidential campaigns. nobody has ever raised more than obama did or spent more than obama did in the 2008 presidential election. so, the issue of super p.a.c.'s is not one of republicans or democrats. it is one of the political process. republicans have been quicker to the punch. they have spent more and really ramped up the efforts through and no better number than what we saw a group priorities u.s.a. action a super p.a.c. that is supportive of barack obama that is run by two former aides who worked in the white house. and what is happening there is in january they barely raised $59,000. so we are talking about millions and tens of millions in this super p.a.c. was not able to raise $100,000 say nothing of $100 million or
nobody talks about how much money president obama is raising in his fund-raising deals. thank you. guest: one of the guys we talked about elier film producer jeffrey katzenberg, tell us about his donations and comedian and talk show host bill maher. guest: we have been talking about it because president obama ishe number one fund-raiser in the history of u.s. presidential campaigns. nobody has ever raised more than obama did or spent more than obama did in the 2008 presidential election. so,...
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has heard of the new deal. you heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> what engage monday as president obama and ronnie meet in their final debate moderated by bob from florida. our debate previous starts a 7:00 p.m. eastern followed by the debate at 9:00 and your reaction at 10:30 p.m. >> the defense department official says improvised explosive devices remain the choice and afghanistan. they are an enduring global threat. michael is the director of the defense department joint ied defeat organization. he spoke wednesday at an event hosted by the elected -- atlantic council in washington, d.c. it is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. i am shuja nawaz. on behalf of my colleagues and on behalf of our president, i want to welcome all of you to this very special session with lt. gen. michael barbero, the director of the joint ied defeat organization as the u.s. department of defense. i do not think one can understate the importance of the issue, particularly
has heard of the new deal. you heard of the square deal. mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> what engage monday as president obama and ronnie meet in their final debate moderated by bob from florida. our debate previous starts a 7:00 p.m. eastern followed by the debate at 9:00 and your reaction at 10:30 p.m. >> the defense department official says improvised explosive devices remain the choice and afghanistan. they are an enduring global...
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reverse a bubble for president obama. there is an example where competence may be a politically advantage for a president. can you think of serious disadvantages to appoint incompetent people to offices like this? >> of those people were political appointees and they were competent, which is good. but my general argument is that career servants are also competent and if we send out a layer of political appointees at the very top and let the competent career people who get promoted to those levels, i think it would be better for the whole government in terms of time and in terms of competence. you have political levels making policy like they should and competent professionals advising those people. >> would you discuss the fairly recent trend using czars as opposed to appointees? >> there is no official definition, these are people that work in the white house and part of the white house staff. presidents appoint them to be in charge of a certain policy area. it is useful because there are fights in the department agency
reverse a bubble for president obama. there is an example where competence may be a politically advantage for a president. can you think of serious disadvantages to appoint incompetent people to offices like this? >> of those people were political appointees and they were competent, which is good. but my general argument is that career servants are also competent and if we send out a layer of political appointees at the very top and let the competent career people who get promoted to...
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let's hold jack said that as a way to put pressure on us to get the right deal. russia did care about wto. it is a hotly debated issue. the pro-market folks wanted it. it did create leverage. we heard those arguments on poultry and pork. those are the ones i remember in particular. we think we got the right kind of deal. there was a lot it back then. with russia joining the wto, they have no leverage on us. that train has left the station. it is hard to understand who is holding this on. >> it is clear what you just said. jackson makes no sense. our study is there for you to pick up on the way out. if you are right and that is a no-brainer in economic terms, then it comes down to linkage. people want to link the abolition with something else. you are obviously close to what is going on on the hill. what is your prediction? what is the likely strategy to avoiding linkage of that type? do you think you can succeed? what strategy? >> i like the courses on democratization and revolution that at stanford. that is true. the one thing i have learned about the future is
let's hold jack said that as a way to put pressure on us to get the right deal. russia did care about wto. it is a hotly debated issue. the pro-market folks wanted it. it did create leverage. we heard those arguments on poultry and pork. those are the ones i remember in particular. we think we got the right kind of deal. there was a lot it back then. with russia joining the wto, they have no leverage on us. that train has left the station. it is hard to understand who is holding this on....
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i think he needs to close the deal. i think he needs to say it's not about mitt romney anymore. i think what last night showed, it's about barack obama 6789 and i don't think they ran like they had this in the bag. i think they always figured this was going to be a close election which is why they started attacking mitt romney even before he was a nominee. i think their iv their number one imp per tive is to answer the question. and i think when they answer the question for the american people which we did in charlotte, and we've done it before, we can do it again. when they answer that question, that's when he will win reelection. >> there's no question that obama is -- the president is well liked and there is also a lot of folks who don't care for him very much. but a lot of people look at him and admire him. i admire him. he played golf 104 times in the last four years, i'd love to come anywhere close to that. in terms of advice for the romney campaign, charlie only told you half the story. my partner who is doing the campaign and whenever we talk it's about the nationals and
i think he needs to close the deal. i think he needs to say it's not about mitt romney anymore. i think what last night showed, it's about barack obama 6789 and i don't think they ran like they had this in the bag. i think they always figured this was going to be a close election which is why they started attacking mitt romney even before he was a nominee. i think their iv their number one imp per tive is to answer the question. and i think when they answer the question for the american people...
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i'm losing my -- and losing my job really makes me not like obama. i'm sorry. i think he's a nice guy. he conned me. i didn't vote for him. but, you know, that was the whole deal. host: all right. valerie's a democrat in maui, hawaii. good morning to you, hawaii. caller: oh, hi. i was just calling to say that i hated school. i hated college. i tried and it only lasted about three months. but i went to a trade school that didn't take very young, didn't cost very much money and i've had a great career for 25 years. i do think that the liberal colleges are just basically re-education camps for their socialist agenda that has been shoved down our throats for the last 60 years, maybe we didn't pay attention. but now we're paying attention. since i don't have kids but i do have nieces and nephews and i hate the thought of them going to the liberal colleges and if they were mine, i would send them to hillsdale, but they're not. host: ok. caller: yeah. host: all right. that was valerie in hawaii. back to the arizona primary this morning. the washington times has this p
i'm losing my -- and losing my job really makes me not like obama. i'm sorry. i think he's a nice guy. he conned me. i didn't vote for him. but, you know, that was the whole deal. host: all right. valerie's a democrat in maui, hawaii. good morning to you, hawaii. caller: oh, hi. i was just calling to say that i hated school. i hated college. i tried and it only lasted about three months. but i went to a trade school that didn't take very young, didn't cost very much money and i've had a great...
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he came in with the idea that if there is tough enforcement and a willingness to deal, republicans will come to the table. that was what happened in 2006 and 2007 when bills nearly did pass. but the ground shifted under them. obama was cut out -- caught up in the old conventional wisdom that it could hurt them with swing voters and democrats on the defensive. that was famously non-data by rahm emanuel back in the day. he is now the most famous pro immigration politician today, but he said to steer clear of it back then. if the obama administration would put some skin in the game, we predicted that reaction among republicans would be divided and offensive, and swing voters do not vote on immigration, and it would raleigh latinos and progressives. >> i give a lot of credit to president obama for leading in and agreeing to do the deferred action. but quite frankly, and ironically, it was a senator marco rubio who had an idea that was framed around these principles, and who in the end, i think gave cover to this president to be able to move forward. as senator rubio was putting out this not
he came in with the idea that if there is tough enforcement and a willingness to deal, republicans will come to the table. that was what happened in 2006 and 2007 when bills nearly did pass. but the ground shifted under them. obama was cut out -- caught up in the old conventional wisdom that it could hurt them with swing voters and democrats on the defensive. that was famously non-data by rahm emanuel back in the day. he is now the most famous pro immigration politician today, but he said to...
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--wasn't ended the year deal it was an end-of-the-year deal. the obama administration was looking for the stimulus measure. they thought it would be hard for republicans to oppose a tax cuts. host: the money rigidly was going where -- the money originally was going where? guest: going to the social security trust >> we take you live now to the u.s. capitol and house speaker john boehner. >> the president has warned us about the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff. but his actions have not matched his public statements. momings of his own party seem quite comfortable on sending the economy over the fiscal cliff. two weeks ago we had a very productive conversation at the white house. based on where we stand today i would say two things. first, despite the claims that the president supports a balanced approach, the democrats have yet to get serious about real spending cuts. and secondly, no substantive progress has been made in the talks between the white house and the house over the last two weeks. this is not a game. jobs are on the line. the
--wasn't ended the year deal it was an end-of-the-year deal. the obama administration was looking for the stimulus measure. they thought it would be hard for republicans to oppose a tax cuts. host: the money rigidly was going where -- the money originally was going where? guest: going to the social security trust >> we take you live now to the u.s. capitol and house speaker john boehner. >> the president has warned us about the dangers of going over the fiscal cliff. but his actions...
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it got bigger under bush and a lot bigger under obama. considering that you are literally more likely to die in the job as a federal employee than you are to be fired, it is a big deal because you hire these people and they are not going away. they have lifetime employment. i think obama should be held responsible for that and he is the president. let's be honest about it. host: finally, if you would respond to this political article -- guest: "a politico"is a left- wing thing that the taxes all the time. i don't know what to say about it. foster friess was one of our early investors and he is a great guy. i even said to them but i don't know if they printed it, he has never tried to influence our coverage on anything ever. he is the greatest -- someone asked me -- we run a small business that is doing well and what would be your business advice? my sum total of business advice to anyone is get foster friess as an investor. his own request has been to go head-to-head with them. i love foster. go look at our coverage of santorum if you thi
it got bigger under bush and a lot bigger under obama. considering that you are literally more likely to die in the job as a federal employee than you are to be fired, it is a big deal because you hire these people and they are not going away. they have lifetime employment. i think obama should be held responsible for that and he is the president. let's be honest about it. host: finally, if you would respond to this political article -- guest: "a politico"is a left- wing thing that...
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we just heard from the white house, from president obama. you can go to our special page of the season and website, hamas -- our cspan website, c- span.org/fiscalcliff. we are taking your phone calls. we want to see what to think about the remarks from the president and what has been happening on capitol hill. the numbers are on your screen. we go to arizona, the republicans line. caller: i think what is happening is that these congressmen, no matter whether republican or democrat, have been elected to fix this country, and they forget that is what they have an elected to do. they get there, and they get themselves in a fix because the promise so much to everybody who has been in their campaigns and that they forget that they really have a country that has them on its knees for the past decade or two. host: why would you have them do, if you could tell them a prescription for how to handle this? caller: i would lock them up and tell them who could not go home for christmas. i would give them a lot of water to drink and would not let them go
we just heard from the white house, from president obama. you can go to our special page of the season and website, hamas -- our cspan website, c- span.org/fiscalcliff. we are taking your phone calls. we want to see what to think about the remarks from the president and what has been happening on capitol hill. the numbers are on your screen. we go to arizona, the republicans line. caller: i think what is happening is that these congressmen, no matter whether republican or democrat, have been...
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the obama administration is confronted with the abject failure of its deal on february 29 with north korea has refused to send witnesses who were privy to the beijing negotiations to testify today at our hearing. kim jong il had responded to obama's inaugural overture of an outstretched hand by kidnapping two u.s. journalists, firing a missile, setting off a nuclear weapon, sinking a south korean naval vessel, and shelling of south korean island. his son, kim jong un, seems fully intent on fulfilling the old adage that the apple does not fall far from the tree. he has already tried and failed missile launch and may be plotting yet a third nuclear test. the un security council issued a presidential statement condemning the april 13 missile launch as a serious violation of security council resolutions 17, 18, and 1874. no real consequences for north korea's flagrant violation and action that threaten global peace and security. while the missiles blew up soon after leaving the launch pad, as all of us know, it is said that and in -- in international relations, measuring intent is just a
the obama administration is confronted with the abject failure of its deal on february 29 with north korea has refused to send witnesses who were privy to the beijing negotiations to testify today at our hearing. kim jong il had responded to obama's inaugural overture of an outstretched hand by kidnapping two u.s. journalists, firing a missile, setting off a nuclear weapon, sinking a south korean naval vessel, and shelling of south korean island. his son, kim jong un, seems fully intent on...
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is iran aware that obama cannot make a deal before the election? the white house knows that any deal would require some movement on sanctions and israel and romney would dump all over and create an issue that they will avoid. is iran aware that obama will have more opportunity if he is reelected to make a deal on the lines of is done ball, which look close to being an agreement -- tumble, which will close to being on the lines of an agreement? >> yes, the iranians are aware that no significant movement on the key issues that they are interested in is possible in an election year. they are so suspicious and doubting obama's delivered predictability to deliver even after being reelected. some may think it would be better to have from the electorate if there are some should exist. if there would not be any deal anyways, who is more problematic for iran? obama has put more pressure and sanctions on iran any other u.s. presidents. he has gotten asian companies -- countries to cut their all -- oil from iran. he has done so by pursuing a policy in which h
is iran aware that obama cannot make a deal before the election? the white house knows that any deal would require some movement on sanctions and israel and romney would dump all over and create an issue that they will avoid. is iran aware that obama will have more opportunity if he is reelected to make a deal on the lines of is done ball, which look close to being an agreement -- tumble, which will close to being on the lines of an agreement? >> yes, the iranians are aware that no...
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republicans are on why is true except the sequestration deal. thus handing mr. obama more leverage. this is the "the wall street journal" editorial this morning. from the "new york times" -- the american public satisfaction with the supreme court, which had already been low by historical standards in recent polls dropped further after the 5-4 ruling last month overhauling the health-care law. -- up holding the president obama's health care overhaul law. in a poll a few weeks before the decision, the disapproval rating was 36%. more than half of americans said the decision in the health care case was based on the justices personal or political views, only about 3 in 10 said the decision was based mainly on legal analysis. back to our calls on mitt romney and his tax return. wisconsin, ronald as on our independent line. good morning. i hit the wrong line. we went to louisiana. judy from louisiana. your on the line. caller: i have to say that i think the man of it called a few minutes ago, he called about obama's informational. if mr. obama would come up with all of the information to
republicans are on why is true except the sequestration deal. thus handing mr. obama more leverage. this is the "the wall street journal" editorial this morning. from the "new york times" -- the american public satisfaction with the supreme court, which had already been low by historical standards in recent polls dropped further after the 5-4 ruling last month overhauling the health-care law. -- up holding the president obama's health care overhaul law. in a poll a few weeks...
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the quickest way for obama to kill a deal he doesn't like is to praise it. i've actually toured with the idea that maybe we should raise the taxes on the 1% because many vote for obama and they deserve it. the more serious part of the theory is if you want people to want less government, mabel they will pay for the government they're getting and they will want less of it. under obama, we have seen the federal government's share of gdp go from a historic range of 23% in peacetime to 27%. we have already had this wretched with obama care and the stimulus. we're told meet us halfway. they are open to higher revenues but not necessarily higher tax rates but obama does not want to have that are given. he believes in punitive liberalism to tax the rich. people will have to move off of that if there will be in a move on the republican side to. >> do you want to respond? >> i get a fairly robust response to that. that spending has gone down. the morn 0.10 -- the more important move is that it is more cynical. he has said he is responsive of a plan that includes cuts
the quickest way for obama to kill a deal he doesn't like is to praise it. i've actually toured with the idea that maybe we should raise the taxes on the 1% because many vote for obama and they deserve it. the more serious part of the theory is if you want people to want less government, mabel they will pay for the government they're getting and they will want less of it. under obama, we have seen the federal government's share of gdp go from a historic range of 23% in peacetime to 27%. we have...
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that is what you should be dealing with health care in this country. thanks to president obama and vice president biden, we have done that. finally. finally. let me tell you, we have a lot at stake in this election. the other side, mitt romney, the other candidates, what to reverse all that. they talk about wanting to pull the affordable care act by the roots and fully repeal it. and replace it with nothing. no new ideas. they want to take us back to the time when insurance company bureaucrats would be making decisions about what kind of care you could have. they want to -- they revealed, by reintroducing the ryan budget plan. mitt romney fully embraced this proposal to end medicare as we know it, to turn it into a doctor program. to make sure that safety net was no longer there for you when you turn 65. that is unacceptable. [applause] that is why i am so proud to stand with the president and vice-president every single day as the chair of the democratic national committee. i can tell you we will never lets you down. ted and i will fight every single
that is what you should be dealing with health care in this country. thanks to president obama and vice president biden, we have done that. finally. finally. let me tell you, we have a lot at stake in this election. the other side, mitt romney, the other candidates, what to reverse all that. they talk about wanting to pull the affordable care act by the roots and fully repeal it. and replace it with nothing. no new ideas. they want to take us back to the time when insurance company bureaucrats...
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for some people on the far right, the idea that mitch mcconnell would make a deal with obama could be acceptable. you have 10 or more republican senators who say they are willing to do business with president obama in terms of approving an increase in the marginal tax rates. if that is the case, if you could get them to pass some kind of bill and then send it on to the house, and all boehner said was i will allow a vote, and you have democrats and some republicans feeling pressure joining in, you could get a bill done. host: rick is from massachusetts on our independent line. caller: good morning. i have a problem with the president. he is the most divisive individual who has come to power in this country for a long time. he completely denied his white relatives and blames all the problems on white men by buying the votes of the lower earners in this country by saying it is not your fault. he promised to bring this country to gather. what happened? guest: i am surprised. upper income people voted for president obama. what is clear and true is if you look at white men, white men are ov
for some people on the far right, the idea that mitch mcconnell would make a deal with obama could be acceptable. you have 10 or more republican senators who say they are willing to do business with president obama in terms of approving an increase in the marginal tax rates. if that is the case, if you could get them to pass some kind of bill and then send it on to the house, and all boehner said was i will allow a vote, and you have democrats and some republicans feeling pressure joining in,...
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. >> any deal is likely to be limited. explain what that means. >> we've been hearing about the talks with president obama and speaker boehner athat they were looking at the grand bargain that would include tax increases and changes to social security, changes to medicare, cuts in defense spending potentially as well. we're talking $3 to $4 trillion in changes over years. now it's going to be modest and that may include changes to the tax code. but they're going to have to come back in 2013 no matter what and talk about changes in med sare and social security and address the debt ceiling as well. host: these are two comments and they reflect the frustration in the country. how is the bickering back and forth solving anything fplgt all government spending should be on the table for spending reform. and the other viewer says obama and the other i had yots until the white house are doing what they do best, talk. guest: right after the election we heard them say the election is behind us, we can put down our swords and get dow
. >> any deal is likely to be limited. explain what that means. >> we've been hearing about the talks with president obama and speaker boehner athat they were looking at the grand bargain that would include tax increases and changes to social security, changes to medicare, cuts in defense spending potentially as well. we're talking $3 to $4 trillion in changes over years. now it's going to be modest and that may include changes to the tax code. but they're going to have to come back...
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that walks through all the things that obama has to deal with. i hate to interrupt you. >> more personal attacks. i will go over there and overthrow the chair in a minute if you do not quit talking. the question was about the tea party. i think i heard about them. who are they going to knock off? what are they going to play? is it going to be richard lugar? is it going to be a member of the house? longtime chairman of the house and services committee. he is facing a primary today. i think we will see the strength of the tea party movement there. >> to cut argue they have already helped get olympia snowe out of there. one reason she is not running again is because the politics has changed. the tea party movement has given force and power to conservatives in the way it did not have before. you can see it with senator lugar who has always been a mild mannered man who has had to become more conservative on issues because he knows the challenge from the right will be ferocious. we have harris in the newsroom. we are coming live from the mobile cave. >
that walks through all the things that obama has to deal with. i hate to interrupt you. >> more personal attacks. i will go over there and overthrow the chair in a minute if you do not quit talking. the question was about the tea party. i think i heard about them. who are they going to knock off? what are they going to play? is it going to be richard lugar? is it going to be a member of the house? longtime chairman of the house and services committee. he is facing a primary today. i think...
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i have to deal with him every day. it was clearly belittling of prime minister netanyahu, and i know people that heard the comment thought, oh, if you're prime minister netanyahu, that's got to hurt to hear a guy you may talk to quite a bit agreeing with another leader that netanyahu is just a real pain to deal with. so it really doesn't show a love for israel, really. that was more of loves israel not. and then the comments in 2011 when prime minister netanyahu last year was on his way, coming to the united states. he was going to speak to an aipac convention here, and it seemed to be really short notice. the president consulted with people that he trusted. the president of the islamic society of north america. of course, they are a named co-conspirator in the holy land foundation, islamic society of north america, he's president of that organization, and we heard on the news that he had been consulted and in fact, the president of this co-conspirator supporting terrorism, was even invited to the intersanctum of the s
i have to deal with him every day. it was clearly belittling of prime minister netanyahu, and i know people that heard the comment thought, oh, if you're prime minister netanyahu, that's got to hurt to hear a guy you may talk to quite a bit agreeing with another leader that netanyahu is just a real pain to deal with. so it really doesn't show a love for israel, really. that was more of loves israel not. and then the comments in 2011 when prime minister netanyahu last year was on his way, coming...
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i think there will have to be a coming to grips with this and reaching compromises on some big deals. >> mcclatchy did a pool and a story with it. his uncle sam helping are hurting the economy. it says the -- the quote people who say things like congress needs to work for compromises. but he reports -- guest: well, you were talking earlier about the texas senate race. the primary is on tuesday. there you have sort of an old fashion establishment conservative in lt. governor dewhurtst and ted cruz is the new dynamic conservative wing of the republican party. back in late may, they had of their first run of primary balloting. they had about 1.5 million people voting in that race and duhurtst came out on top. he did not have% so in texas there is a runoff. now they expect 350,000 people. those 350,000 people are part of what you referred to as, stand on principle. that is why a lot of people thing cruz is the favored right now. what you get as sort of the primaries become more decided by just the narrow swath of the 350,000 texans who are going to vote tuesday, is i think you get a more
i think there will have to be a coming to grips with this and reaching compromises on some big deals. >> mcclatchy did a pool and a story with it. his uncle sam helping are hurting the economy. it says the -- the quote people who say things like congress needs to work for compromises. but he reports -- guest: well, you were talking earlier about the texas senate race. the primary is on tuesday. there you have sort of an old fashion establishment conservative in lt. governor dewhurtst and...
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john boehner, certainly senate majority leader harry leede, lead those efforts to find a legislative deal that is designed to avoid america and this country, including our government, from going off the fiscal cliff. we have heard a lot about that. we are speaking about it. we had discussions on the floor today about it. that's why we're here. and we're trying to make sure as we as members of congress from both parties are here trying to help resolve that, we can still do work in between that period of time. so two weeks ago house republicans proposed this solution of trying to make sure that we would have an answer, the president's come back with a solution and we now know where to point our friends, the democrats, are insisting upon a tax increase to move forward and republicans are saying, hold on. we need new revenue but we don't need new taxes. especially taxes on small business owners that are the creators of jobs in our economy. and so republicans are saying we're not going to fall victim for the republicans' ideas and democrats' ideas that destroy 700,000 american jobs. so here we
john boehner, certainly senate majority leader harry leede, lead those efforts to find a legislative deal that is designed to avoid america and this country, including our government, from going off the fiscal cliff. we have heard a lot about that. we are speaking about it. we had discussions on the floor today about it. that's why we're here. and we're trying to make sure as we as members of congress from both parties are here trying to help resolve that, we can still do work in between that...
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with obama? or does he want to be the champion of, no way, we will stick with the ryan budget to the last man? >>, speaking of all right for a second, the most famous republicans in the house -- speaking of paul reihan for a setting, the most famous republicans in the house, paul ryan did all right on site. but a couple of the others, michelle bachmann had close race. alan west looks like he is going to lose. some really close contest for some well-known candidates. >> we have seen this in a couple of cycles in a row with michelle bachmann. she is learning that acting the way she does is great for fund- raising, but it is also great for her opponents fundraising, too. patrick murphy is looking like a good bet to join congress next year. he is a 29-year-old who worked in his family's construction firm for a little while and raised god knows how many millions of dollars from all across the country to just barely keep pace with the avalanche of tv ads that west put on the air. there is a benefit to
with obama? or does he want to be the champion of, no way, we will stick with the ryan budget to the last man? >>, speaking of all right for a second, the most famous republicans in the house -- speaking of paul reihan for a setting, the most famous republicans in the house, paul ryan did all right on site. but a couple of the others, michelle bachmann had close race. alan west looks like he is going to lose. some really close contest for some well-known candidates. >> we have seen...
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until we can come up with a deal? guest: that is one of the $64,000 questions. if the obama administration thinks republicans in congress are willing to do a grand bargain starting in the spring, they are going to do whatever they have to do. probably, right? or, maybe. i don't know. they will not say it. his position publicly is his position publicly which is he wants them to expire. president obama now got reelected. so the whole strategic goal of the next four years changes. it is now about legacy and preventing a new recession and about trying to get a couple of mid range of things done. host: steve in illinois, a democratic caller. caller: good morning. i think the republicans have been very successful in their campaign to polarize this country. i hate them with a passion and will never hire a republican in my life. i disowned my father because he is an idiot republican. they have successfully turned me into a hate monger. congratulations, republicans, i hate u. host: john, you are on the air. hey, john, in new y
until we can come up with a deal? guest: that is one of the $64,000 questions. if the obama administration thinks republicans in congress are willing to do a grand bargain starting in the spring, they are going to do whatever they have to do. probably, right? or, maybe. i don't know. they will not say it. his position publicly is his position publicly which is he wants them to expire. president obama now got reelected. so the whole strategic goal of the next four years changes. it is now about...
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george obama a couple of times. i do not know what to say beyond that. i have no interest in dealing with the ideological diatribe, which i find going against syria's history, so i do not want to deal with it beyond that. >> let me go to an issue that has not been getting a lot of attention yet but certainly will, and that is the issue of early voting. this will wrap up after labor day, and we are after labor day, and many began as early as october 7. >> yes. i think this election will be much closer than the last one, by all accounts, and barack obama and his team in the last month have essentially stressed the fact that they felt they let themselves down with not being able to project what he had done to the public, so those debates are going to be very crucial, but you are right. there will be some early voting before that. probably more important, the whole idea of voting in this election and voting rights and what is going on in every state in terms of how difficult or easy it is for people to vote. >> david ma
george obama a couple of times. i do not know what to say beyond that. i have no interest in dealing with the ideological diatribe, which i find going against syria's history, so i do not want to deal with it beyond that. >> let me go to an issue that has not been getting a lot of attention yet but certainly will, and that is the issue of early voting. this will wrap up after labor day, and we are after labor day, and many began as early as october 7. >> yes. i think this election...
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the obama administration made a big deal about that. i'm happy to defend the republican party. mitt romney would be a more viable friend than president obama. >> it is not a reagan republican, it is to the right of reagan on issue after issue. ronald reagan asked the government to raise the debt limit several times. these people that are now running the house republican party, i attacked them. mitt romney willing to accommodate the right wing is very enthusiastically actually attacked rick santorum because he voted to raise the debt limit. this is not a center-right party. as for israel, we differ about was the most effective way to defend israel. i have been to college campuses working with aipac. i defend israel. i do it from the left. one of the things that i want to give credit to the netanyahu government, in the history of the u.s., three government leaders have said pro gay rights things. bill clinton, barack obama, and benjamin netanyahu. the fact is that if your position is that you are just point to defend whatever the israeli government does, then your credibility as
the obama administration made a big deal about that. i'm happy to defend the republican party. mitt romney would be a more viable friend than president obama. >> it is not a reagan republican, it is to the right of reagan on issue after issue. ronald reagan asked the government to raise the debt limit several times. these people that are now running the house republican party, i attacked them. mitt romney willing to accommodate the right wing is very enthusiastically actually attacked...
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[applause] here is the deal. president obama always means what he says. he said it as the candidates. he kept that commitment. just a few months into office, sitting in the oval office, i spent 46 hours a day with this president. that is why i've got to know so well. he turned to leon panetta who is headed the cia. he made it clear what his priority was. on june 2, 2009, he ordered leon panetta "in order to ensure that we have expended every effort, i direct you to provide to me within 30 days a detailed operational plan for locating in bringing to justice osama bin laden." it was the president's highest priority. then he made what it the most courageous decisions i have seen the president make in a long time. he authorized a very high-risk mission to capture and kill osama bin laden. even though, and i was one of six people who for four months or so was the only one who knew about the possibility of this location, even though at the end of the day there was no better than a 50/50 chance that osama bin laden was present in the compound. despite the reserv
[applause] here is the deal. president obama always means what he says. he said it as the candidates. he kept that commitment. just a few months into office, sitting in the oval office, i spent 46 hours a day with this president. that is why i've got to know so well. he turned to leon panetta who is headed the cia. he made it clear what his priority was. on june 2, 2009, he ordered leon panetta "in order to ensure that we have expended every effort, i direct you to provide to me within 30...
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they deal with that as if it was isolated, when it is a network of the papers. it is an enormous problem. we had an army major at fort hood that shot and killed 14 americans and wounded 33. he had in his wallet a car that said soldier of allah. he had regular contact with a cleric in yemen that urged the killing of americans. you have to deal with religious motivations, which are clearly at the heart of what he is doing. we have to develop intellectual honesty about what threatens us. the president's proposal to dramatically cut the defense budget is suicidal. it is absolutely suicidal. [applause] let me say in passing that one leon panetta at testified in the senate that he believed that a nato agreement or united nations agreement superseded the congress, he should resign as secretary of defense. [applause] he has forgotten, he is not the united nations secretary of defense. he is the united states secretary of defense. we have yielded none of our constitutional authority from the congress to the united nations or to nato to authorize use of force without the
they deal with that as if it was isolated, when it is a network of the papers. it is an enormous problem. we had an army major at fort hood that shot and killed 14 americans and wounded 33. he had in his wallet a car that said soldier of allah. he had regular contact with a cleric in yemen that urged the killing of americans. you have to deal with religious motivations, which are clearly at the heart of what he is doing. we have to develop intellectual honesty about what threatens us. the...
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let me -- last -- under a deal the president could raise the debt in two stages. this is the second stage that goes into effect unless congress disapproves it. both the house and senate must pass the disaprotion motion. the house voted to disapprove the first debt ceiling debt increase last september but the resolution was never adopted in the senate and the new level went into effect. we'll have live coverage when they return in about a half-hour at noon eastern. just a short while ago at the capitol, house republican leadership outlined their agenda for 2012 at a briefing. they urged the democratic controlled senate to approve the republican jobs bills that have passed in the house last year. they also called on the president to approve the keystone xl pipeline project. >> welcome back to the second session of the 112th congress. american families and small businesses are continuing to struggle in this economy. the number one issue for house republicans is to continue to focus on those policy that is we believe, we get our economy going again, to create jobs. we
let me -- last -- under a deal the president could raise the debt in two stages. this is the second stage that goes into effect unless congress disapproves it. both the house and senate must pass the disaprotion motion. the house voted to disapprove the first debt ceiling debt increase last september but the resolution was never adopted in the senate and the new level went into effect. we'll have live coverage when they return in about a half-hour at noon eastern. just a short while ago at the...
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a one-term president, i knew i was dealing with a bunch of children and there's no way if they were legitimately trying to solve issues for the country, if you put that up front, how can i expect that they were going to go ahead and make this easy or even cooperative for them to work with the presidency. so that made it -- that really put a sore bug in my ear, when they came out with that from the very beginning, because for me, electing a president is about issues, and it is about the -- it's about issues and character, and i'll tell you, after looking at the debates and after looking at the republican convention, i'll tell you, i'm very concerned about romney. one gentleman called in and said people are not concerned about the attacks, the attacks. well, independents are. what you do in the dark tells you who that person really is and even his thing about religion, i'm a christian, i believe that religion is an individual choice but i do think that tells but the character of the person and where their direction is going. so whether you believe, whether you're a christian or 48 jew
a one-term president, i knew i was dealing with a bunch of children and there's no way if they were legitimately trying to solve issues for the country, if you put that up front, how can i expect that they were going to go ahead and make this easy or even cooperative for them to work with the presidency. so that made it -- that really put a sore bug in my ear, when they came out with that from the very beginning, because for me, electing a president is about issues, and it is about the -- it's...
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obama's gambit -- raising taxes over $250,000. both parties say the election is telling them they are right. the way they governed through the last three or four years is right. they start the staredown and the fact john boehner is talking about obama with the winning ren is telling to operatives. >> jake is in the politico newsroom. 10 or 15 through the country. some with romney or obama, and folks in the swing states of ohio and florida. in case there is voting problems. what are you seeing in the exit polls and the votes coming in? >> mike pence, a member of congress running for governor in indiana is ahead by a small margin. he's expected to pull it out but that caught our eye. house races -- as mr. sessions told you, republicans are doing well. they defeated an incumbent, andy barr defeated ben champion. the first incumbent to lose of the night. john boehner echoed what sessions said. they never thought they needed to lose seats. >> jake, you know, you talked about the kentucky seat. we do want to talk about congress. we have
obama's gambit -- raising taxes over $250,000. both parties say the election is telling them they are right. the way they governed through the last three or four years is right. they start the staredown and the fact john boehner is talking about obama with the winning ren is telling to operatives. >> jake is in the politico newsroom. 10 or 15 through the country. some with romney or obama, and folks in the swing states of ohio and florida. in case there is voting problems. what are you...
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the obama mistakes have been pretty obvious. he should have explained health care bill as a moderate republican plan coming out of the heritage plan. it is not socialized medicine. he should never have let that get started. he never should aboard the used stimulus. it is the worst word in politics. it -- it says it is wasting money. stimulus means nothing. it means road building, stop that mean something, not just pain of states and localities by muting their bills. eisenhower build the interstate highway system. all obama * -- has to do says ira rebuild the automobile system and now i will rebuild the highways. both trends are all over asia and we have amtrak. we should catch up in the world in our public sector. the jobs that have disappeared last four sector have been in the public sector. private-sector job growth has been there but it has been offset by pullbacks and laos in the states and localities across the country. it is ironic that nobody knows that. interest rates are 0 and people are sending them money to germany. i
the obama mistakes have been pretty obvious. he should have explained health care bill as a moderate republican plan coming out of the heritage plan. it is not socialized medicine. he should never have let that get started. he never should aboard the used stimulus. it is the worst word in politics. it -- it says it is wasting money. stimulus means nothing. it means road building, stop that mean something, not just pain of states and localities by muting their bills. eisenhower build the...